epos
English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Latin epos, from Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos, “word, song, epic”).
Noun
[edit]epos (plural eposes)
- (obsolete) An epic.
- 1831, Thomas Carlyle, “Symbols”, in Sartor Resartus: The Life and Opinions of Herr Teufelsdröckh. […], London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC, 3rd book, page 155:
- Homer’s Epos has not ceased to be true; yet it is no longer our Epos, but shines in the distance, if clearer and clearer, yet also smaller and smaller, like a receding Star.
- 1932, Hans Licht [pseudonym; Paul Brandt], translated by J. H. Freese, “[Male Homosexuality] History of Greek Love of Boys”, in Lawrence H. Dawson, editor, Sexual Life in Ancient Greece, London: George Routledge & Sons, Ltd. […], published 1933, part II, page 451:
- The bond of friendship between Achilles and Patroclus was referred to by the great tragic writer Æschylus as based on sensuality, and this author was still near enough to the age of the Homeric epos to understand its underlying spirit perfectly.
- 2010, Vasily Sesemann, translated by Mykolas Drunga, edited by Mykolas Drunga and Leonidas Donskis, Selected Papers, Amsterdam, New York, N.Y.: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 35:
- We should remember that in antiquity, during the period of the greatest flourishing of classical art, elementary education in the public schools of Ellada consisted largely of the Homerian epos and its recitation to the musical accompaniment provided by the pupils themselves.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “epos”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)
Etymology 2
[edit]From Shasta ip'-haws (“Perideridia spp tubers”).
Noun
[edit]epos (plural not attested)
- The tuber of any one of several edible species of Perideridia spp.
Alternative forms
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[edit]Czech
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[edit]Noun
[edit]epos m inan
- epic (extended narrative poem)
Declension
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[edit]Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos, “word, song, epic”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]epos n (singular definite eposset, plural indefinite eposser)
- epic (narrative poem)
Declension
[edit]References
[edit]- “epos” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin epos, from Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]epos n (plural epen or epossen, diminutive eposje n)
- epic (extended narrative poem, usually in dactylic hexametre)
Synonyms
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[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Indonesian: epos (“epic”)
Anagrams
[edit]Gaulish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Celtic *ekʷos.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]epos m
Declension
[edit]Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Dutch epos, from Latin epos, from Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]epos (plural epos-epos, first-person possessive eposku, second-person possessive eposmu, third-person possessive eposnya)
- (literature) epic: an extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero.
- Synonyms: epik, wiracarita
Further reading
[edit]- “epos” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin epos, from Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]epos m (singular only)
- an epic
- the epics and legends of a particular population
- (rare) an event considered appropriate to an epic
- Synonym: epopea
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[edit]Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈe.pos/, [ˈɛpɔs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈe.pos/, [ˈɛːpos]
Noun
[edit]epos n sg (indeclinable, no genitive)
Usage notes
[edit]- Occurring only in the nominative and accusative forms.
Declension
[edit]Not declined; used only in the nominative and accusative singular, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | epos |
Genitive | — |
Dative | — |
Accusative | epos |
Ablative | — |
Vocative | — |
Descendants
[edit]- → Hungarian: eposz
References
[edit]- “epos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “epos”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- epos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “epos”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Ed. Sig. Her, Tiro der Anfänger im Latein, eine Formenlehre der lateinischen Sprache mit Expositions- und Compositionsstoff, Stuttgart, 1860, p. 16: "Die Neutra auf os haben im Genit. us, im Dat. i, im Accus. u. Voc. os, Ablat. o, z. B. epos (ein Heldengedicht), epus, epi, epos, epo. So: melos der Gesang." — That is: 'The neuters in os have [in singular] genitive us, dative i, accusative and vocative os, ablative o, e.g. epos (a heroic poem), epus, epi, epos, epo. In the same manner: melos (song).'
Polish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Latin epos, from Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]epos m inan
Declension
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- epos in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- epos in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
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[edit]Noun
[edit]epos n (plural eposuri)
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) epos | eposul | (niște) eposuri | eposurile |
genitive/dative | (unui) epos | eposului | (unor) eposuri | eposurilor |
vocative | eposule | eposurilor |
Further reading
[edit]- epos in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Swedish
[edit]Noun
[edit]epos n
Declension
[edit]Declension of epos | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | epos | eposet | epos | eposen |
Genitive | epos | eposets | epos | eposens |
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- Rhymes:Indonesian/pɔs
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- Rhymes:Indonesian/ɔs
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- Rhymes:Indonesian/s
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